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GoodGoodWatch scoreSummary
Film exposes the corruption and the decadence of the late Soviet bureaucracy in Azerbaijan SSR through the eyes of a naive Azerbaijani adult man, Hatem.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 72GoodWatch 66
IMDb7.2
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most dramas, −19 min on the typical 109
typical 10990Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1989
January 16, 1989
37 years ago
Genres
DramaComedyLanguage
Azerbaijani
Original language
Also spoken
RussianMade in
Russia
and 26 more39 people
- Mamuka KikaleishviliKhattam Askerov
- Hasanagha TurabovGazanfar Mamedovich
- Yashar NuriMashalla
- Larisa BorodinaIrada
- AKAgagusein KerimovMirza-baba
- Hamlet XanizadehAlesker Abbasovich
- Malik Dadashevmolla
- Zarnigyar Agakishiyevamother-in-law
- Hadji Ismailovwanderer
Basti JafarovaAlesker's secretary
Rasim Balayevassistant to the minister
Saida GuliyevaGulya - Khattam's wife
Mukhtar Maniyevconstruction manager
Eldaniz ZeynalovKhattam's colleague- ZSZakhra ShirinovaKhattam's colleague
- NANazim AgayevMukhtar - Khattam's driver
- LBLala Bagirovasecretary
Brilliant Dadashovagirl neighbor- ABAgaali Babayevfactory worker
- MMMansur Mammadovminister's driver
Arif Guliyevforeman
Gamlet Kurbanovphotographer
Talat RehmanovBalayan - singer
Cahangir AslanogluBahram
Directing · 7
- Vagif Mustafayev Director, Screenplay
- Nadir Azmamedov Co-Director
- Rafig Orujov Assistant Director
- Nizami Mamedov Assistant Director
- Nizami Musayev Co-Director, Stunts
- Elman Sheydayev Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Ramiz Fataliyev Screenplay
- Galina Zhuravlyova Script Editor
Production · 5
- Namkhuda Usubaliyev Administration
- Nadir Aliyev Production Manager
- Aidyn Guseinov Administration
- M. Ismailov Administration
- Arif Kerimov Administration
Camera · 4
- Aleksandr Ilkhovskiy Director of Photography
- R. Fatullaev Assistant Camera
- Rovshan Guliyev Camera Operator
- Mikhail Kharchenko Assistant Camera
Editing · 3
- Lyudmila Lotina Assistant Editor
- L. Gadzhiverdiyeva Assistant Editor
- Raisa Novikova Lead Editor
Sound · 4
- Emin Sabitoghlu Original Music Composer
- Asad Asadov Sound Director
- Boris Davidyan Vocals
- Konstantin Krimets Conductor
Art · 2
- Rafik Nasirov Production Design
- Nazim Gadzhiyev Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Elena Kirshner Costume Design
- Chingiz Pashaev Key Makeup Artist
- Elbrus Vahidov Key Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 2
- Eduard Abdullayev VFX Artist
- Hamza Ahmadoghlu Visual Effects Camera
Lighting · 1
- Rustam Rustamov Gaffer
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